Missing Chinese student found dead in South Korea
AM730 · 2 SOURCESabout 1 hour ago2 MIN
Summary
A 25-year-old Chinese graduate student in South Korea, who had been missing since the evening of February 20 in Daegu, was found dead on February 25 after police traced her last known movements near Dongdaegu Station. South Korean police said they arrested a man in his 30s and found the victim’s body at his home in Hayang-eup, Gyeongsan, before opening a murder investigation. The victim was an incoming graduate of Daegu Catholic University who had entered South Korea on February 14 to collect her graduation certificate and had planned to fly back to China on February 23. China’s Consulate-General in Busan said it had asked South Korean police to conduct a full investigation, punish the killer according to law, and provide consular support to the family.
Key Points
- The victim, identified by mainland Chinese media as “Wenwen”, lost contact with her family after about 8pm on February 20
- Her family said she had separated from friends near Daegu Catholic University that evening and stopped replying to messages and calls
- Police said her last known location was near Dongdaegu Station, a clue that helped investigators identify the suspect.
- Officers launched an arrest operation at about 7:29pm on February 25 and found her body inside the suspect’s residence
- Local reports said the arrested suspect was a Chinese national and possibly a lecturer at Daegu Catholic University.
Why It Matters
The case is likely to resonate with Hong Kong readers because many families in the city also send children overseas for study and depend on local police and consular channels when emergencies occur. It also underlines the importance of cross-border communication between relatives, universities, police and diplomatic missions when a student suddenly goes missing abroad.